From Thunder to Sunrise: Reflections of Vietnam
Poetry for those whom are grieving for loved ones that lost their lives while serving in Vietnam.
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Book details
- Author
- Corbin Lee Cherry
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Poetry › American
- Topics
- Vietnam War · war poetry · grief and loss · military veterans · American poetry · remembrance · 101st Airborne Division
- ISBN-13
- 9781563111792 (Paperback)9781681621302 (Hardcover)
About the author
CORBIN L. CHERRY was a U.S. Army chaplain, United Methodist minister, and author born in Norfolk, Virginia. His other books include You Will Find a Way: The Inner Spirit of Golf, I Have Been Here! and Here by the River.
Cherry was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star with 'V' for Valor, three Purple Hearts, five Air Medals, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry for his service with the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. He earned a B.A. from High Point College, a Master of Divinity from Emory University, and a Ph.D. from Southwest University.
During his career Cherry served as Chief of Chaplain Services at the VA Central Office in Washington, D.C., and retired in 2003 as chief of the chaplain service at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.